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Pınar

Pınar /pɯˈnaɾ/ ASCII Pinar

“spring”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Pınar?

Pınar

IPA /pɯˈnaɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Pınar mean?

A pınar is a spring, water that wells up from the ground, and the place where it rises; in Turkish folk poetry it often stands for coolness, purity and the source of life. Today Pınar is a very popular girls’ name in Türkiye.2

Pınar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Pınar made of?

Pınar is a single root: pınar (spring).

Pınar root pınar spring TURKIC pınar “spring water and theplace it rises; fountain” Pınar pınar root spring pınar TURKIC “spring water and the place itrises; fountain”
Pınar: parts and root words
  • pınar Turkic — spring water and the place it rises; fountain2

How was the name Pınar formed?

Pınar belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Pınar?

Pınar Akpınar Gürpınar Karapınar Taşpınar Başpınar Gülpınar Özpınar Pınarbaşı Kırkpınar Kayapınar Beşpınar Çiftpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akpınar same root – –
02 Gürpınar same root – –
03 Karapınar same root – –
04 Taşpınar same root – –
05 Başpınar same root – –
06 Gülpınar same root – –
07 Özpınar same root – –
08 Pınarbaşı same root – –
09 Kırkpınar same root – –
10 Kayapınar same root – –
11 Beşpınar same root – –
12 Çiftpınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Pınar?

  1. Leylâ Pınar pianist 1944–2021
  2. Berat Onur Pınar association football player 2002–
  3. Nuriye Pınar politician 1914–2006
  4. Mahmut Pınar politician 1910–1969
  5. Nil Pınar İnanoğlu television presenter 1972–1997
  6. Nur Münevver Pınar botanist
  7. Selâhattin Pınar composer 1902–1960
  8. Süleyman Mesut Pınar botanist

People surnamed Pınar as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Pınar also a first name?

Yes. Pınar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “spring”.

Pınar as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Pınar written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Pinar in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pınar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Pınar accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Pınar

Q1

What does the surname Pınar mean?

A pınar is a spring, water that wells up from the ground, and the place where it rises; in Turkish folk poetry it often stands for coolness, purity and the source of life. Today Pınar is a very popular girls’ name in Türkiye.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pınar?

The root word of Pınar is pınar (Turkic): “spring water and the place it rises; fountain”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Pınar?

Pı·nar, 2 syllables; IPA: /pɯˈnaɾ/.